Who Killed General Zia? Raw Footage of Pakistani Strongman's Body Returned Home (1988)

On 18 August 1988, the body of Pakistan's president, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, landed at Islamabad Airport. Having seized power in a military coup in 1977, General Zia dominated Pakistani politics for over a decade before being killed on 17 August 1988, when the military transport plane in which he was travelling crashed shortly after take off from Bahawalpur Airport. His body was returned to Islamabad International Airport the following day and was received by state officials and mourners including the late president's son, Ijaz-ul-Haq. From the tarmac of Islamabad Airport, ITN's Paul Davies described the Pakistani capital as a city in a state of shock. #Pakistan #ZiaUlHaq #PresidentZia #GeneralZiaUlHaq #Islamabad #Pakistani #PakistaniPolitics #PakistanPolitics To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/videos/... To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage... 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) -    / @itnarchive   🎥 Follow us on Twitter -   / itnarchive   🎥 Like us on Facebook -   / itnarchiveitnp   🎥 Check out our TikTok -   / itnarchive1955